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A U.S. Army Veteran — unable to walk or care for himself just weeks before — was able to take the trip of a lifetime thanks to care he received at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

Penguins, Antarctica, Jo and Bill Schneider

A U.S. Marine, long forgotten by his family, now has a final resting place thanks to the tenacity of a Milwaukee VA Medical Center employee.

Jamie Price, the Veteran's gravestone and the urn containing the Veteran's remains.

Since opening in July 2024, the Milwaukee VA Medical Center’s Medical Procedures Unit has continually proven to be a critical asset to Veterans.

Staff at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee with their recent Team Daisy Award.

There’s probably no one better to help a Veteran than a fellow Veteran.

Veterans attend training for the new volunteer outreach program.

The good work done by doctors at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center isn’t limited to Veterans in eastern Wisconsin. It also goes around the world:

Doctors in scrubs and masks working in an operating room

Stepping up. It’s what Veterans are known for, and what they do in large numbers at the Milwaukee VA when it comes to participation in cancer clinical trials.

Seven members of cancer clinical trials team standing together.

A rising star nurse in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center’s Operating Room has earned a national award for being precisely that.

Two nurses stand outside the Milwaukee VA operating room.

One of the last remnants of the COVID era at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center is going away.

ZIHP Clinic exterior next to new Ambulatory Infusion Clinic

While hospitals across the country grappled with a shortage of medical fluids last fall, the Milwaukee VA stepped up to combat the problem with innovation and creativity.

Composite photo showing Clevercap adapter attached to sterile water bottles and tubing

When Dan Aumend was told he had cancer with only months to live, he understandably could have become depressed and even bitter. Instead, he did just the opposite.

Man standing next to